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I have compulsive eating disorder that basically means

the first thing I do when I’m down, stressed, etc is reach for the crisps(chips) and other comforting stodgie foods. I know that even when I am putting the food into my mouth I am doing more harm than good but it wont stop until I am feeling sick. There have been times when I have tried to be sick but I just cant do it. The reason for feeling this way is that I am so disgusted with myself. I have balloned over the past year from a size (UK) 18 to a 24. I love exercise but now it is a case of being too embarrased to go to the gym because I feel so conscious of my fatness and how sweaty I will get. I know this sounds riediculous but I am at a loss now. My partner’s friends have recently posted comments on a website stating that I am that fat Burger King refuse to serve me. I am an intelligent woman but I just cant seem to get a grip of my life at the moment. I am in the final stages of my PhD and everything just feels like one big chore just to get out of bed in the morning. Any comments would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks

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ethan.t 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 years, 2 months ago (1 hour, 25 minutes after post)

first of all, i think i’d rather see a “large” person at a gym sweatin it out than seeing one at the movie theater. C’mon, the gym is MADE for getting into shape and losing weight.

2nd, why do you get down? Your job, school? Just get rid of all that junk food from your house and force yourself to just eat fruit when you’re hungry in between meals

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Sallywoo 0 #
US | 3 years, 1 month ago (22 hours, 23 minutes after post)

Thanks ethan.t! I needed that bit of encouragement. I know I have deeper issues to deal with such as pressure to complete PhD and alot of that comes from a lack of confidence within myself - isnt it amazing that you can put on a brave face around others and appear confident yet inside you just want to hide!

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An Unknown Location | 3 years, 1 month ago (2 weeks, 1 day after post)

HAHAHA

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linzr 0 #
Omaha, NE, US | 3 years, 1 month ago (2 weeks, 2 days after post)

I know exactly how you feel. I have a job, house, husband, child, etc. When all is said and done I’m to tired to exercize and the thought of looking at myself makes me upset and I eat to comfort myself. Especially chocolates. I don’t even keep any bad foods in my house! I don’t know how to stop eating these bad foods! It’s almost like a disorder and I’m embarassed to even think about going to the gym because I don’t even know where to start.

Take care
Lindsay

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An Unknown Location | 3 years ago (1 month, 4 weeks after post)

hello, i would just like to say that i have read your post and i realy admire you for even writing it, i am currently suffering with a similar problem but mine has been on and off for over a year now and i still cant convince myself to go and do anything about it. this is a start for me, people like you who manage to admit they have a problem have a much better chance of sorting things out along with the help of others. the scary thing is the thought of anyone fiding out, if i tell my mum i feel ill upset her and disapoint her, even though i no deep down she would want ot help me.go to the gym, dont be scared, thats what its for. my world has been fliped upside down, and my education is also suffering. let me know if you get this,
take care …

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Sallywoo 0 #
US | 2 years, 3 months ago (10 months, 3 weeks after post)

Hi Hig,
I have not been online much recently - thanks for your post. This is something that can be combatted. I am at the largest I have ever been now but I am determined that as soon as I have the PhD handed in I will hit the gym. It has been a rough few months topped off with having to leave my home following my partner’s infidelity with a much smaller woman (who then proceeded to stalk and mock me over my size!). At the end of the day the one thing I have learnt is that you must be true to yourself. I know I am not happy with my size at the moment but I will get thinnner and be more at ease with my appearance. As clichéd as it sounds - I am learning to love myself again now and I like what I am finding out about myself; it is amazing how you can lose yourself in trying to placate others.

Keep at it - I will and I am fighting the battle everyday - thanks everyone for your help!

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